Patrick Stoddart (23 November 1944 – 24 July 2024) was a British journalist, media consultant and presenter who was the media editor and television critic ofThe Sunday Times.
Stoddart was born inWatford on 23 November 1944.[1] He attendedWatford Grammar School for Boys and began his career in journalism with theWatford Observer. He then worked for theLondon Evening News. He has also presented television and radio programmes includingThe Media Show and has worked forITV,Channel 4 andRadio 4. In 1992 he won a celebrity special edition ofFifteen to One. He later founded a media consultancy and became a senior lecturer in journalism at theUniversity of Westminster.[2] Stoddart died on 24 July 2024, at the age of 79.[1]